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Disaster Relief

Help in times of disaster. We are always in need of volunteers for our disaster relief team. We provide all the necessary training. In addition to volunteers who can operate chain saws, tarp roofs, or move debris, we need volunteers to focus on providing comfort and prayer for the victims. If you are interested in joining and being added to the disaster relief email distribution list, please contact the Church office or David Maurel at davidmaurel@comcast.net.

The Twickenham disaster relief team was formed in 2011 in partnership with many other local churches. The desire was to work together and be better prepared to serve our community during times of need. The disaster relief organization is called Prepare And Respond (PAR) and is centered on what unites the Christian community rather than theological differences. PAR members include Church of Christ, Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Assembly of God, and Community Churches. We serve together in Jesus name after a tornado, flood, wind storm, hurricane, or ice storm. Since 2011 we have deployed to tornado impacted areas throughout Alabama. PAR has also deployed out of state for major disasters in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, New Jersey, and Oklahoma. Out of state deployments have involved partnering with larger disaster relief organizations including the Church of Christ Disaster Relief incorporated, Samaritans Purse, Hope Force, Southern Baptist, and Service International.

Twickenham owns and maintains a disaster relief trailer with tools, equipment, and supplies necessary to remove downed trees, clean up debris, tarp roofs, or muck out homes after a flood. We also own an F450 flat bed truck to pull the trailer and carry supplies. 9 local churches own and maintain similar disaster relief trailers. In partnership with other churches the PAR organization owns and maintains 2 T650 Bobcats, 2 flat bed equipment trailers, flood trailer, F250 truck, and a 416B backhoe.

The PAR organization works under the guidance of our local Madison County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Madison County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (MCVOAD). For local disasters we often receive initial requests for help and authorization to access the disaster area from the EMA immediately after the storm.

Why Our Members Chose Twickenham

I felt strangely at home right away. Felt peace, love, acceptance and grace. . . They smiled at me, said hi, welcomed me: all with a great sense of sincerity.

I saw a new approach to worship and I felt God like I hadn’t for a while. It didn’t take me more than a few Sundays for me to feel at home.

I felt like it gave me the best opportunity to bring a non-believer or wayward believer with a different background or religious upbringing and them feel at home and interested in reconnecting with God or maybe connecting for the first time.